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Concept and application of shukravaha Srotas

PIJAR/VOLUME-I/ISSUE –III/January-February-2017 Page 68

ISSN-2456-4354 Review Article





Dr. Aqeeb Javeed1, Dr.Chate vasudev2, Dr. Shreevathsa3

1PG Scholar, 2Reader, 3Professor and H.O.D.

Department of PG Studies in Ayurveda samhitha and Siddhanta, GAMC, MYSORE

Introduction

Ayurveda being the science of life not

only deals with the health and illness

of human beings but also throws

considerable light on the socio

religious and philosophical aspects

such as dharma, artha ,kama, and

moksha . Kama means not only

materialistic desires of human beings

but also includes sexual life through

which healthy progeny can be

obtained. According to Manu, the

origin of human sect, one cannot

attain the final attitude in moksha

Abstract:

Physiology of Ayurveda is based on dosha, saptadhatdhatus, mala, agni, triguna,

ama, ojas and Srotas. Srotases are the channels (pores), which are present

throughout the visible body as well as at the “invisible” or subtle level of the cells,

molecules, atoms, and subatomic strata. It is through these channels that

nutrients and other substances are transported in and out of our physiologies.

Among these, the channels carrying nutrients to the reproductive system is called

Shukra vaha Srotas. Sexuality has fascinated the people in all walks of life from

ancient times to present. Healthy functioning of shukravaha Srotas plays pivotal

role in maintaining the harmony and happiness in marital life. But if the functions

of shukravaha Srotas are deranged due to causes like malnutrition diet,

behaviors, psychological factors, injuries and iatrogenic factor it will affect the

beeja, beejabhaga, beejayavayava factors producing the diseases like

vandhya,klaibya,dhvajabhanga,shanda,etc. Therefore it is the need to study the

fundamental and applied aspect of shukravaha Srotas in order to understand the

ayurvedic physiology and the disease process of shukravaha Srotas in depth.

Key words; shukra, shukravaha Srotas, shukramala, shukradushti chikitsa




without getting an offspring which was

cleared by charakas’ words i.e. the

man alone without offspring’s looks

like a single tree having only one

branch shade less, fruitless and with

foul smell. People are leading a

mechanical life in the present century

under stress and strain due to the

tremendous change occurred in the

lifestyle.

Ayurveda advises regulated sexual

congress to get good, healthy,

intellectual offspring’s. Recent studies

showed that nearly eleven million pairs

in country are suffering from inability

to achieve conception. Hence a sincere

effort is made by a conceptual study

on shukravaha Srotas and its

application to find out the culprit of

the shukravasrotas pathology.

This is conceptual type of research. All

sorts of references has been collected

and compiled from various available

Ayurvedic classics texts like Charak

samhita, sushrutha samhitha,

Ashtanga Hrudaya and sangraha.

Research article is also searched from

various websites related to the title. All

matter is analyzed for the discussion

and attempt has been made to draw

some conclusions.

Concept of shukravaha

Srotas;

Srotas are the Channels which carry

the Dhatu poshaka bhaga to different

destinations through their mesh of

network to nourish the cells and

tissues1. Among such Srotas one is

shukravaha Srotas. This Shukra dhatu

is produced from its purva dhatu –

majja2. The shukradhatu is produced

from the snehamsha of majjadhatu3.

The porosity in the bones is

constituted by the vayu and akasha

mahabhutas. Shukra percolates

/exudates from the inner majja

through fine pores of the asthi just as

water exudates from a new earthen

pot filled with water.4

During streepurushasamyoga due to

cheshta, sankalpa and pidana, shukra

moves out through the mutramarga5.

Shukra which moves through whole

body in shukravahasrotas gets

propelled with force due to harsha,

sankalpa and manobhavas. It becomes

vileena like ghee and is displaced due

to the ushma caused by vyayama and

comes out of the vasti just like water

flowing towards a lower surface under

the mesh of network of shukravaha

srotas.6This Shukra is constituted of 4




bhootagunas i.e. vayu, agni, jala and

pruthvi and it originates from

madhuradi shad rasas7.

This shukra helps in production of

progeny8. It develops

dhairya(confidence), chyavana(youth),

preethi(passion), dehabala(promotes

physical strength), harsha(pleasure)

9and the pramana of this shukra is half

anjali10.This shukra has its own

respective mala as per the opinion of

different Acharyas as ojas

,youvanapidaka,twaksneha as per the

opinion of

vagbhatta,Sharangadhara,and

bhavaprakasha respectively.

Moola of shukravaha Srotas

MOOLA CS(cha vim 5/9)

Su sha (9/12) AS

VRISHNAU(BOTH TESTICLES) + + -

SEPHA (PENIS) + + +

STANAOU (BOTH BREAST) - - +

MUSHKOU(BOTH TESTICLES) - - +

MAJJI (BONE MARROW) - - +

Shukravaha Sroto dushti karanas

SLNO AHARAJA KARANA CHA SUS VAG YOG

1 DOSHA GUNA SAMA SHAREERA + +

2 DHATU VAIGUNYA KARA AHARA + +

VIHARAJA KARANA

3 AKALA YONI GAMANA +

4 ATI MAITHUNA +

5 VEGA NIGRAHA +

6 SHASTRA KARMA + + +

7 AGNI KARMA + +

8 KSHARA KARMA + +

9 VIDHA + +

10 AYONI GAMANA +

Shukravaha Srotodushti laxanas

SL NO LAXANA CHARAKA SUSHRUTA




1 KLAIBYA + +

2 AHARSHANA + +

3 ROGAYUKTA SNATANA +

4 KLIBYA SNATANA +

5 VIKRITARUPAYUKTA SANTANA +

6 GARBHA NASHANJAYATE +

7 GARBHA SRAVA +

8 GARBHA PATA +

9 SHUKRA CHIRAT PRASEKA +

10 RAKTAYUKTASHUKRA PRAVRATI +

11 SHUKRASHMARI +

12 SHUKRAMEHA +

In the following diseases morbidity of

shukravaha Srotas is scene;

1.Shukragata jwara11

2.Pratiloma kshaya (M N 10/2)

3.Shukra nigrahaja udavartha(SU U

55/15)

4.Mootra kruchara 12

5.Mootra shukra(SU U 58/20,21)

6)Prameha 13

7)Andavrudhi(M.N37/1)

8)Upadamsha(Su ni.12/7)

9)Kusta(SU Ni 28)

10)Shukragata masurika(M n

54/20,21,22)

11)Medro roga(Su Su 15/32)

12)sleepada(M ni 39/1)

DUSHITASHUKRA CHIKITSA

According to AcharyaCharaka,

Shukradushti is to be treated with –

Vajeekaranayogas,

Raktapittaharayogas and

YonivyapadChikitsa. 14

According to Acharya Susruta and

Acharya Vagbhata, the patients

suffering from shukradushti should be

treated with proper application of

uttaravasti after he has undergone

snehana, vamana, virechana,

anuvasana&niruhavasti properly.

Asht.Hru.SA. 1/97)

DISCUSSION:

Charaka explains vrushna and medra

are the moolas where as sushrutha

explaianed vrushna and sthana and

vagbhatta said vrushna, sthana and

majja dhatus are the moola of

shukravaha srotas.Vrushna, medra,

sthana, &majja dhatus are the moola




of shukravaha srotas, this can be

justified by following explanations.

“Vrushna is considered as moola

because there spermatogenesis

occurs”

“Medra because it helps in the vahana

of shukra”

“Majja dhatu because in dhatu

parinama it is stated that from

snehamsha of majja the shukra dhatu

uttpatti takesplace”

“sthana because after conception the

raja will go upwards and from the

stana in the stanya region ,so they

both are interlinked with one another.

This process is only seen in females,

and in males sthana becomes the

rudimentary organs”

Further the causative factors explained

in the classics are having the root

cause for Depression / Anxiety

,Unhealthy relationships; loss of

health, status or prestige, self-esteem,

self-confidence, security, a fantasy or

the hope of fulfilling an important

fantasy and something or someone of

great symbolic value etc. in adulthood

are the causative factors for

depression. Stress affects the quality

of a man`s sperm. The stress that

comes from emotional disturbances

such as divorce, separation or a death

in a family may inhibit the cells ability

to travel swiftly, through the vaginal

tract leading to the dushti of

shukravaha srotas.

Moving on to the laxanas of

shukravaha srotas explained by

charaka and sushruta has maximum

resemblance.

According to AcharyaSharangadhara,

mala of shukra is Youvanapidaka and

according to AcharyaBhavamisra, mala

of shukra is twaksneha.Testosterone

enhances the secretory activity of the

sebaceous glands. At the time of

puberty when the body is exposed to

the sudden increase of testosterone

secretion, it leads to excessive

secretion of sebum (twaksneha) and

development of acne (Youvanapidaka).

When we see the treatment there it

has been told Swadutikta rasa

yuktaaushadha&anna- the drugs and

food having madhura&tikta rasa are to

be administered in

shukrapradoshajavikaras. Shukra is

snigdha and madhura in rasa.Hence

drugs having madhura rasa will cause

its vriddhi, while tikta rasa helps for

pachana and will not be agonist for

shukradhatu. Another reason for

selecting this line of treatment is

understood in the following way- the




swadu&tikta rasa acts as pitta hara

&raktaprasadana. Raktapittaharayogas

are explained in Shukradushtichiktsa

by AcharyaCharaka.

CONCLUSION

Shukra and Shukravahasrotas

pervades all over the body.The moolas

of Shukravaha srotas are vrushna,

medra, sthana & majja dhatu and the

laxanas explained by various authors

has a maximum resemblance.The

malas of shukra are ojas, twaksneha

and youvana pidaka and the selected

of line of treatment such as using

raktapittahara yogas is very effective

because of the tendencies of swadu

tikta rasa in treating the morbidity.

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Corresponding Author

Dr. Aqeeb Javeed

PG scholar Dept of Samhita and Siddhanta Government Ayurveda Medical College Mysuru

Email: [email protected]

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